The Haematology laboratory at Colchester is looking for an enthusiastic and well-motivated person to join the team as a Biomedical Scientist. You must have a HCPC registration as a Biomedical Scientist.
You will join the team of rotating Biomedical Scientist staff, contributing to all areas of Haematology laboratory diagnostic work and developing a broad range of skills.
You will join a friendly, busy department who have a close working relationship with our clinical consultant staff. We are MHRA compliant and UKAS accredited.
The Haematology Department has Sysmex XN 2000 and Werfen ACL TOP 550 analysers. The Blood Transfusion Department has the Grifols Erytra blood grouping system. Our LIMS system is Clinisys WinPath Enterprise.
Our vision is to deliver innovations and high-performing pathology services that are focused on our customers and deliver high quality and fully compliant services.
We are clinically led and designed to achieve the benefits of scale that can be achieved by working together to meet our service users' needs and support the excellent clinical care provided by our hospitals.
We are committed to attracting, developing, and retaining the best pathology staff. We encourage our staff to undertake internal and external courses to aid their development, and you will be supported in developing your skills and career.
Responsibilities:
* Undertake testing and processing of biomedical specimens, analysis, and entering of results onto the computer.
* Work flexibly in reflection of service needs; this may include an extended working day and/or participation in delivery of a 24-hour, 7 days per week service.
* Supervise and/or train less experienced staff in own area of work and competency.
* The work of the service brings staff into constant contact with human body fluids, tissues, and hazardous chemicals. This may include blood, pus, urine, faeces, and respiratory secretions.
* Maintain and promote the professional image of the Pathology Department.
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics, and in patients’ own homes.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals, we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata), and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offers a variety of services.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Wayne Jones Job title: Haematology Lab Manager Email address: Wayne.Jones@esneft.nhs.uk Telephone number: 01206 742406.
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